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IT Rumours. Never Laugh
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Sat Jun 16, 2007 3:30 pmby Dog_ger
Windows Vista won't let a virus through to your computer..?
Spam etc.......?
No need for anti virus.....
True/False
Re: IT Rumours. Never Laugh
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Sat Jun 16, 2007 4:30 pmby Psyber
Dog_ger wrote:Windows Vista won't let a virus through to your computer..?
Spam etc.......?
No need for anti virus.....
True/False
Modern Microsoft products protect you well enough for Microsoft - only M$ approved viri and malware gets through - "approved" = "has paid M$ a fee". You get loads when you use Internet Explorer and go to a Microsoft or MSN website.
Re: IT Rumours. Never Laugh
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Sat Jun 16, 2007 10:59 pmby smithy
I also heard you need a video card that supports Pixel Shader 2.0 and above to run it...
Is that true ?
Re: IT Rumours. Never Laugh
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Sat Jun 16, 2007 11:24 pmby Psyber
smithy wrote:I also heard you need a video card that supports Pixel Shader 2.0 and above to run it...
Is that true ?
I'm not sure because I had decided during the beta phase of Vista that I was sticking with XP Pro and Ubuntu Linux for the time being, but certainly magazine reviews suggest you need a pretty high end machine and shouldn't try to run it on the alleged minumum requirements.
Check out:
http://www.pcauthority.com.au/http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/You may be able to find it in one of those sites.
Re: IT Rumours. Never Laugh
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Sat Jun 16, 2007 11:36 pmby Dog_ger
My God....
You's guys speak another language....!
Re: IT Rumours. Never Laugh
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Sun Jun 17, 2007 1:52 pmby Psyber
Dog_ger wrote:My God....
You's guys speak another language....!
That's what my wife said at dinner at a friend's house in Adelaide - he also works in IT. She claimed she had not understood a word of the conversation for 20 minutes - his wife then asserted the same! So, he and I changed the subject and talked about cars.
Re: IT Rumours. Never Laugh
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Tue Jun 19, 2007 2:02 amby Grahaml
I reckon it's absolute BS. Maybe now there's nothing out there at the moment, but someone will find a way to beat the defenses of Microsoft. Don't get me wrong, I don't think Microsoft are bad at what they do, in fact they're probably the world's best by miles and miles. Just that if you give a few hundred thousand IT experts around the world a couple of years to work on finding a way to beat any program, they will.
Re: IT Rumours. Never Laugh
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Wed Jun 20, 2007 6:09 pmby Dog_ger
Why do they do it Grahaml...?
Re: IT Rumours. Never Laugh
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Wed Jun 20, 2007 10:13 pmby Psyber
Dog_ger wrote:Why do they do it Grahaml...?
Like climbing Everest - because it is there!
Re: IT Rumours. Never Laugh
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Wed Jun 20, 2007 10:27 pmby smithy
Psyber wrote:Dog_ger wrote:Why do they do it Grahaml...?
Like climbing Everest - because it is there!
Believe it or not, in the US as part of some programming courses, it is compulsory to create a virus as part of the curriculum.
Re: IT Rumours. Never Laugh
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Wed Jun 20, 2007 11:16 pmby Grahaml
Why do people start fires? Why do people graffiti? I think they get a sense of accomplishment and find it funny to think of all the hassle they're creating. Plus I think it's a challenge for them to beat Microsoft, and also just because they can. Now though with spyware they can make money out of it as well. Then is becomes a double edged sword: the "fun" of being a nuisance and the money on the side.